🐚 Ingredients for Calamari in Tomato-Olive Sauce

🧂 Main Ingredients

• 500g calamari rings – cleaned, fresh or thawed
• 1 cup tomato sauce – homemade or high-quality canned
• ½ cup green olives – pitted and sliced
• ½ cup black olives – pitted and sliced
• 2 cloves garlic – minced
• 1 small onion – finely chopped
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp paprika
• ½ tsp chili flakes (optional, for heat)
• Salt and black pepper – to taste
• Fresh parsley – chopped, for garnish
• 1 lemon wedge – for serving

🔥 Quick Preparation Steps

1. Sauté aromatics: Cook onion and garlic in olive oil until soft.
2. Build the sauce: Add tomato sauce, paprika, chili flakes, salt, and pepper. Simmer for 5–7 minutes.
3. Cook calamari: Add rings and simmer for 5–8 minutes until tender.
4. Add olives: Stir in green and black olives, simmer 2–3 minutes.
5. Finish: Garnish with parsley and serve with lemon wedge.